Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-06-09

should not be enough" says Jack,
looking about him.
"They have never been obliged to
use it." I say, eagerly.
"But it ventilates the room, all the
same" says Jack THE dining-room
is back, I suppose. Yes, a fine light
room, just such as like"
The kitchen is back of it," 1 say,
separated by short passage"
THAT settles the question of the
dumb waiter about which you were
anxious, suppose says Jack.
| THAT was in your house." say.
1.-THE kitchen was downstairs in that,
you know"
"Oh-ah, yes. said so. believe"
says Jack. Il may have been mis-
taken, though. Well, little woman, as
we both like the house, I think the best
| thing we can do is to take it.''
''Oh. but we haven't seen your house
yet, Jack" cry, land am sure it is
ever so much nicer The vegetable
garden, you know, and the pear-trees
and all.''
Aoti "lAO S1iSA iIoo sue ti1S SeSbbaDIe
garden when she was here BEFORE"
says Mrs. Pierson. ''She was satisfied
with the flower beds.''
"Oh, is there a vegetable garden
too?" cry. "Then-But never mind;
we are not likely to take the house,
So
But Jack, whose eyes have been
twinkling in peculiar way for some
time, now surprises me by going of
into roar. Mrs. Pierson laughs, too,
as if she had caught the joke; but 1 am
simply dazed, and can only look from
one to the other inquiringly.
81 can't can't keep it up any
longer" says Jack at last 'Ethel,
my dear, it was not deliberate sell.
How it happened 1 can't tell yet; but
this is my house-brown paint open
CRATES, and all. My dear child, it is
too delightful! Our first quarrel nipped
in the bud. our minds moving instinct
lively in the same channel and all that
Let me see your list"
hand him the list, and running his
eye down it. he says: ''Ah, yes, see.
The Ogilby House'-the same name
which is on my list. They have given
the house to two agents. Under the
circumstances they ought to toss up
for the commission. Well, Ethel, ]
I suppose the best thing we can do is
to take both houses, and be sure being
suited. Really it is the best joke lever
heard Of
And he goes off into another fit of
uproarious laughter. in which, after
moment hesitation. join.
when did you find it out first?' l
ask at last.
Not certainly until I saw Mrs.
Persons face" says Jack, regaiaing
his gravity with an effort 1--WE ap-
preached it by different way, which
threw me off the track. thought the
house looked familiar, as we drove up
to it, but I have seen so many to-day
that could not be quite sure"
81 thought your house was so near
the station" hazard. And Jack re-
piled:
$50 it is. Your driver took you by
a roundabout way, and besides their
is a shortcut for foot-passengers. The
best of all this is, you know, that is in
spires us with snch absolute confidence
in each others Judgment. Hereafter
I shall confide my affairs to your hands
with infinite certainty, Ethel, and
you, of course, will do the same by
me-"
Except in the matter of matching
colors." say, laughing. Il should
hardly like to select the trimming of
brown dress for me, for instance"
"Well, " says Jack, eff you trust me
in all the rest, l think / can safely
leave you to select your own gowns"
N N. Woldeck, I'm Harper's Bazaar.